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Israel Attacking Iran’s Energy ‘Wasn’t a Surprise’ to the Trump Administration

By Foreign Policy · 2026-03-19
Israel Attacking Iran’s Energy ‘Wasn’t a Surprise’ to the Trump Administration
Why it matters: This reveals a calculated escalation in the Israel-Iran shadow war, with major implications for regional stability.
Israel's top diplomat revealed that attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure, such as the South Pars gas field, were a pre-meditated strategy, a move that reportedly did not surprise the Trump administration. This disclosure comes amidst broader geopolitical tensions, with unrelated reports indicating the Trump administration's legal actions against Harvard over its treatment of Jewish students.

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